Finally. Three weeks late - but 15,000 words longer - I have submitted the draft manuscript for my polar bear book. Publication date: Fall 2010. Greater specificity to follow. Now, I must sleep.
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Straining for the Finish Line
November 2, 2009
My book deadline is one week from today. Last night I went to bed feeling moderately certain that I would at least be OK on quantity, if not the quality - I reckoned I could deliver the entire manuscript, but I wasn't confident that the most recently and hurriedly written chapters would be of sufficient quality. Read More
It Was One Year Ago Today
October 24, 2009
This time last year, I was in the middle of a two-day train journey from Winnipeg to Churchill, as part of my great polar bear adventure. It's amazing how rapidly time flies. Alas, I couldn't get it together to return to Churchill this year, but I have every intention of doing so in 2010. By then, all being well, my book will be published; my deadline is November 9, so I'd better get back to it. Read More
Way Overdue
October 18, 2009
Where have I been? What have I been doing? Maintaining my other blog, over at Discovery Channel's Earth Pub, for one thing. Read More
A Long Time Gone
May 31, 2009
I'm still in Europe, and will be until mid-June. I am on a six-month contract as Arctic Project Leader for Greenpeace International, developing and implementing an expedition to Greenland and the Arctic Ocean on board the "Arctic Sunrise." Read More
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Goodbye, my friend
March 20, 2009
Three days ago, we committed my father's ashes to the sea, and his journey came to its final destination. Read More
Across the Ocean Again
March 14, 2009
I'm heading back to England for two weeks. On March 17, the Royal Navy will be committing my Dad's ashes to the sea. I'm expecting it to be a very emotional and powerful experience. Read More
Earth Pub
February 12, 2009
Everyone has a blog these days, right? How many people get to use one of their blogs to blog about another of their blogs? Come check out the "Earth Pub," Discovery Channel's Global Science Blog, which I share with Larry O'Hanlon, Michael Reilly, and John Cox. You can check it out at blogs. discovery.com/earth. Read More
Getting Back on Track
January 31, 2009
I fell off the horse for a little while there. The past few weeks have been personally difficult as I attempt to right my emotional ship after everything that has happened since the middle of 2008. But now I am forging ahead, hoping to finish The Ice Wanderers by the end of March. Read More